SS Stephen Beasley
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Name | Stephen Beasley |
Namesake | |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MC hull 2483 |
Awarded | 23 April 1943 |
Builder | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[2] |
Cost | $1,155,623[1] |
Yard number | 47 |
Way number | 5 |
Laid down | 13 May 1944 |
Launched | 24 June 1944 |
Sponsored by | Eleanor Garrett Bunker |
Completed | 13 July 1944 |
Identification | |
Fate | Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas, 17 December 1948 |
Status | Sold for scrapping, 14 March 1961, removed from the fleet, 28 March 1961 |
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Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Stephen Beasley was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after , an American shipbuilder from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the early years of the Republic.
Construction[]
Stephen Beasley was laid down on 13 May 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2483, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; sponsored by Eleanor Garrett Bunker, the wife of Rear Admiral Charles W.O. Bunker and the great-great-granddaughter of the namesake, and was launched on 24 June 1944.[2][1]
History[]
She was allocated to the , on 13 July 1944. On 17 December 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. She was sold for scrapping, 14 March 1961, to , for $61,789.22. She was removed from the fleet on 28 March 1961.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Stephen Beasley". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "SS Stephen Beasley". Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Liberty ships
- Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1944 ships
- Beaumont Reserve Fleet